Wardrobe-trunk



G. SACHNOFF.

'WARDROBE TRUNK.

' APPLICATION FILED IAN. 8.192l. I 1,380,024, Patented May 31,1921.

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WARDROBE TRUNK. APrfLlcATloN FILED JAN. 8, 192|.v

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T 0 @ZZ w 7mm. t may concern Be it known that l, Grenen SAoHNoFF, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wardrobe-Trunks, of whichv the following' is aspecification.

The invention pertains more particularly to improvements in garmenthanger supports for wardrobe trunks, and it consists in the novelfeatures, arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

One object of the invention is to provide a slidable garment hangersupporting frame with means whereby said frame may be drawn outwardlyentirely from within the confines of the trunk section so that thesuspended garments may be readily examined and, as required, removed.The invention also permits ofthe ready application of garments to thegarment hanger supporting frame preparatory to said frame being, slidinwardly into the trunk section. My invention renders it unnecessary toprovide the top of the trunk wardrobe section with a hinged lid, and inthis respect my invention is a decided benefit.

Another purpose of my invention is to provide a garment hangersupporting frame, with suitable slides and supports therefor, of verydurable character solthat they may be of permanentvalue, capable ofready manufacture and installation and eflicient in use, all liabilityof the binding of the parts of the garment hanger supports beingeliminated. l

The construction of my invention involves two metallic guiding and stopmembers of corresponding construction secured to opposite sides of thetrunk section, slidable intermediate members mounted within said guidingmembers and cooperating therewith, and a rectangular frame mounted atits ends within said slidable members and capable of sliding movementtherewithand independently thereof, permitting said rectangular frame,while adapted to support the garment hangers and held byvsaidintermediate members, to be whenever desired withdrawn entirely fromwithin the trunk wardrobe section.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed descriptionhereinafter Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May Si, 1921,

Serial No. 435,785. i

presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a horizontal section, partly` broken away, through awardrobe trunk equipped with the features of my invention, the sectionbeing taken just below the top of thetrunk and indicating the trunk invopen position, with the garment hanger supporting frame withdrawnoutwardly from the trunk wardrobe section; y

Fig.` 2 is a corresponding view of the same, illustrating the garmenthanger supporting frame as having been slid inwardly into thet runkwardrobe section; Y

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on a larger scale, through a portion of thesame, taken on the dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

1g. 4 is a vertical sectional view through a portion of the same takenon the dotted line QA of Fig. l;

F ig. 5 is a vertical transverse section through a portion of the sametaken on the dotted line 5 5l of Fig. 3; y l

Fig. 6 is a corresponding section through a portion of the same taken onthe dotted line'-G of Fig. 4;;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the stationary guiding sidemembers shown'in its initial shape or before the retaining and stop lipsshown at an intermediate portion of the upper and lower edges of thesame are bent in a direction toward each other to confine and coperatewith its intermediate slidable member; 0 Fig. 8 is a perspective view ofone of the intermediate .slidable members shown in its initial form orprior to the bending toward each other of the upper and lower lipspresent on the forward portion of said member, and Fig. 9 is aperspective view of the rectangular garmentl hanger supporting slid-vable frame and which, when in position, is held at its ends withinthetwo intermediate slidable members and is slidable therein andtherewith, said slidable members being slidably mounted within the rigidguiding members.

In the drawings l0, 11 indicate the two sections of a wardrobe trunkconnected together by hinges 12 and adapted to be opened outwardly fromeach other, as usual, as indicated in Figs. l and 2, forzthe purpose ofexposing, among other parts, the interior of the'wardrobe section 10.The

trunk sections 10, 11, may be of any usual or suitable construction, myinvention not be ing confined to the specific construction of the trunkbut pertaining to means l provide for the wardrobe section 10 to servefor the support of garments.

ln accordance with my invention l secure to the opposite sides 18 of thetrunk-section 10 rigid metal guides 14 which are parallel with eachother and secured by rivets 15. The guides 14 correspond in constructionand each is of channel shape having upper and lower inwardly extendingflanges 16 and a flat vertical section 1'? which bears directly againstthe side of the trunk. I form in the flanges 16 of the guides 14 guidefingers 18 which are in the same vertical plane and initially projectinwardly in line with the flanges 16, as illustrated in Fig. 7, butwhich in completing the article are bent toward each other so as tostand vertically or substantially so, as l illustrate in Figs. 4 and 6.rlhe guides 14 are each in one piece and of simple durable construction.

lillithin the guides 14 and between the upper and lower flanges 16thereof l place the intermediate slidable members 19, one of which isshown in perspective in Fig. 8. The members 19, or intermediate slides,are each formed in one integral piece of sheet met-al and each has atits rear end inwardly projecting arms 20 and at its forward portioninwardly extending edge horizontal flanges 21 at whose end portions areslide fingers 22, 23, respectively, which initially extend laterally andin the completed stage of the manufacture are bent vertically towardeach other, as shown in Figs. 8 and 5. The verti cal section 24 of eachmember 19 is beaded longitudinally, as at 25, this beading being formedby pressing the metal laterally along the line of the length of themember 19. lllhe beading 25 adds material rigidity to the member 19 andin addition forms at the outer vertical side of the member a groove 26which l utilize as affording space for the heads of the rivets 15, asshown in Figs. 5 and 6. l also form the beading 25 with a hole 27through which l pass the outermost rivet 15 in securing the assembledguide 14 and slide 19 to the side of the trunk. When,

the parts 14, 19 are in assembled relation the slide 19, except for thehole 27, would not permit of the guide 14 being riveted to the side ofthe trunk except at the innermost rivet 15, but when the slide 19 isprovided with the hole 27 said hole may be placed in alinement with therivet-hole 28 in therguide 14 and permit the passage of theoutermostrivet 15 through the hole 28 and side of the trunk. lWhenupsetting the outer end of the rivet located in the hole 28 of the guide14, the hole 27 vin the slide 19 permits of the application of a toolagainst the head of the rivet while the outer end of the rivet is undertreatment.

ln assembling the guide 14 and slide 19 `the vertical section 24 of theslide is placed against the vertical section 17 of the guide 14, andsaid slide is drawn forwardly until its slide fingers 23 are in advanceof the guide fingers 18 on the guide 14, and thereupon the guide fingers18 are bent toward each other to taire a vertical position, as shown inFig. 8, and overlap upon the horizontal edges of the slide 19, therebyretain ing said slide 19 between the flanges 16 of the guide andpermitting said slide to be moved backwardly and forwardly at will. rEherear portion of the slide 19 or that portion thereof between the slidefingers 28 and arms 2O is devoid of edge flanges, and therefore theguide fingers 18 of the guide may be folded toward each other and withreasonable closeness against the slide 19. lifter the slide 19 has beensecured within the guide 14 by means of the fingers 18, said slidecannot escape from said guide since on a full forward Vmovement of theslide the arms 2O thereof would strike against the guide fingers 18, asshown in Fig. 4, and ai*- rest the slide, and should the slide 19 bepushed rearwardly, when the parts are not secured within the trunk, theflanges 21 will strike the guide ngers 18 of the guide and therefore theslide would be prevented from escaping on a rearward movement from theguide14.

After the assembled guides 14 and slides 19 have been secured within thetrunk the garment hanger frame 29 is applied, at its ends 80, to theslides 19, said ends 80 fitting horizontally between the upper and lowerflanges 21 of the slides 19 and being secured in position by the foldingtoward each other of the slide fingers 28 and slide fingers 22, saidslide fingers lapping over upon the ends 80 of the frame 29, as lillustrate in Fig. 4, and serving to lock said ends within the slides 19and also to permit said ends to be moved frontwardly and rearwardlybetween said flanges 21 and behind the slide fingers 22, 23. TheV slidefingers 22, 23 lock the ends 30 of theV frame 29 to the slides 19, andsaid frame 29 is prevented from being pulled forwardly from Vbetween theflanges 21 of the slides 19 by the engagement of the rear bai' 81 ofsaid frame, at its end portions, with the fingers 23, as will beunderstood on reference to 4.

The frame 29 is formed of a single bar bent into oblong` shape andforming` the ends 80, back 81 and short front arms 32, 83, which project toward each other. l provide rods 84, 35 fastenedV to the blaclr81and arms 82, 33, for supporting the usual garment hangers, which will besuspended from said rods 84, 35 Vin a welllrnownzmanner. The

stiffen said frame.

rods 34, 35 stand inwardly from the ends 30 of the frame 29 and serve tomaterially The front of the frame 29 is provided with a bar 36 which ishinged upon the red 35 and formed with a notch 37 to pass over andengage the front end of the rod 34, the bar 36 serving as a latch-bar toclose the front end of the frame 29 after the garment hangers have beenplaced upon the rods 34, 35. The bar 36 may be turned upwardly to admitthe garment hangers to the rods 34, 35 and then closed downwardly toconfine said hangers, and obviously the bar 36 may be turned upwardly topermit of the withdrawal of the garmenthangers and the garments thereonthrough the front of the frame 29. y f

The structure of my invention comprises the two guides 14 secured to thesides of the trunk, the two slides 19 mounted within said guides, andthe garment hanger fra-me 29 applied within the slides 19, the slides 19being slidable in the guides 14 and the ends of the frame 29 beingslidable within the slides 19.

The initial position of the parts of my attachment when confined withinthe wardrobe section of the trunk is illustrated in Fig. 3, in which itmay be seen that the slides 19 and frame 29 have been pushed rearwardlyentirely within the trunk section. When it is desired to inspect orremove any of the garments supported by the frame 29, said frame ispulled forwardly or outwardly from the trunk section, and during thismovement of the frame 29 the rear bar 31 thereof will move forwardly andengage the slide fingers 23 of the slides 19 and cause said slides totravel forwardly so that the frame 29 may pass entirely to the front ofthe trunk section, as shown in Fig. 4, in which the full outwardmovement of the frame 29 and slides 19 is shown. At the completion ofthe' full outward movement of the frame .29 and slides 19 the arms 20 onsaid slides will strike the guide fingers 18 on the guides 14 and arrestthe slides 19, the frame 29 becoming arrested by the engagement of therear barv 31 thereof with the slide fingers 23. @n the inward movementof the frame 29 from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that illustrated inFig. 3, the frame 29 will travel freely inwardly between the slides 19until the front arms 32, 33 of said frame engage the slide fingers 22 ofthe slides 19, and thereafter on the further inward movement of theframe 29 said frame, pressing against the slide fingers 22, will cansethe slides 19 to move inwardly with it until all of the parts are withinthe trunk section and in the position shown in Fig. 3.

I have so constructed the several parts of Amy wardrobe trunk attachmentthat they are capable of resisting the strain of very considerableweight hanging from the rods 34, 35 both when the frame 29 is within thetrunk section and when it is exposed outwardly beyond said section. Theflanges 21 ofthe slide 19 p-revent tilting action of the frame 29 andtheflanges 16 of the guides 14 prevent tilting action of the slides 19.rihe longitudinal beadings 25 on the slides 19 not only stiffen theslides and Vprovide a clear space 26 for the heads of the rivets 15, butserve the further important duty of affording a. minimum contact surfacefor the outer faces of the ends 30 'of the frame 29,

as shown in Fig. 5, thereby reducing friction and assuring ease andsmoothness of operation.

I do not limit my invention to specific details of form otherwise thantheappended claims may require.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a vertical trunk body having an open front,garment supporting devices therefor comprising guides rigidly secured tothe inner facing of opposite sides of said body and having upper andlower flanges and, at an intermediate point in their length, upper andlower guide fingers bent in a direction toward each other, slides fittedwithin said guides behind and retained by said guide fingers havinglaterally projecting arms at their rear ends, upper and lower inwardlyprojecting flanges at the edges of their forward portions in advance ofsaid guide fingers and slide fingers at the ends of lsaid flanges eX-tending toward each other and spaced inwardly from-the back of theslides, and a garment hanger supporting slidable frame fitted at itsends within said slides behind and retained by said slide lingersandhaving a back member in rear of the rear slide fingers and a frontmember at the front of the front slide fingers, said frame on a partialforward movement thereof being adapted to engage said slides and thenmove forwardly with them to without the trunk section and on a partialrearward movement thereof to engage -said slides and then moverearwardly with them to concealed position within the trunk section, andsaid' arms on the rear ends ofsaid slides being adapted on the fullforward movement of the slides to strike the said guide fingers andarrest the slides. y

2. In combination with a vertical trunk body having an open front,garment supporting devices therefor comprising guides riveted to theinner facing of opposite sides of said body, the rivets extendingthrough said guides and said sides and said guidesI having upper andlower flanges and, at an intermediate point in their length, upper andlower guide fingers bent in a direction toward each other, slides fittedwithinV said guides behind and retained by said guide fingers havinglateral projecting` arms at their rear endsa upper and lower inwardlyprojecting flanges at the edges of their forward portions in advance ofsaid guide fingers, slide fingers at the ends or" said flanges extendingtoward each other and spaced inwardly from the back of the slides, and acentral inwardly presse-ffl beading extending along the length of theback of the slides and affording continuous channels along` the backs ofsaid slides accommodating the heads of said rivets, and a garment hangersupporting slidable frame fitted at its ends within said slides againstsaid headings and behind and retained by said slide fingers and having aback member in rear of the rear slide fingers and a front member at thefront of the Jfront slide fingers, said frame on a partial forwardmovement thereof being adapted to engage said slides and then nroveforwardly with them to without the trunk section and on a partialrearward movement thereof to engage said slides and then move rearwardlywiththem to concealed position within the trunk section, and said armson the rear ends of said slides being adapted to arrest the slides atthe end of their predetermined full forward movement.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 6th day of January A. D. 1921.

GEORGE SACHNOFF.

